Russell retained by by Jamaica Tallawahs for the 2019 season of the Caribbean Premier League, reports ESPNCricinfo.

ANALYSISRussell has been retained Jamaica Tallawahs for the 2019 season of the Caribbean Premier League. The 31-year-old was the franchise's first pick in the draft process. Russell has played 301 T20s in his career, where he has scored 4,966 runs at an average of 26.13, whereas he also has 270 wickets to his name.

Russell scored 65 off 25 balls with the help of two fours and nine sixes for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a 10-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Kolkata on Friday.

Russell scored 48 not out off 13 balls with the help of one four and seven sixes for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a five-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League in Bengaluru on Friday.